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I think we need this more than we realize. If your

I think we need this more than we realize. If your faith is flailing, if you feel like prayers are going unheard, let’s remember what God IS doing!

If you grew up in an old Baptist church and private school like I did, the term praise report is forever etched in your heart mind. I can smell the old pews, grape juice and hymn books now.

Not sure why we don’t here this term much anymore but can we bring it back for today?

There is truly nothing better than sharing what the Lord has done in our life with others! The Lord answers prayers for His glory, so the way I see it, the only response we can have to an answered prayer is to share it!

So share below something God has done in your life lately. It can be big or small.

If you’re stressed, try this hack I just learned

If you’re stressed, try this hack I just learned!

So we have a fight or flight mode and a rest and digest mode. The fight or flight mode is for stressful situations like being attacked by a bear in ye olden days but today we tend to live in this state most of our day because of current stressors (chemicals, pressures, phones, etc) in our life.

Dr. Nick Belden said on the @well.n.strong podcast that looking out at nature constricts are pupils which is a sign of the parasympathetic state (rest and digest mode). So basically if you want a quick way to calm down, go look at nature.

Not so fast though!

We can chalk it up to science but is this not the coolest thing that God literally designed our bodies to respond to His creation in a peaceful calm state?

I know this to be true in my life! Some of the most peaceful times of the last two years have been on our travels and even just the long road trips which has always felt a little crazy to me. We're stuck in a car for so long but we're looking far off at nature CONSTANTLY. (I'm now super curious about the stress levels of truck drivers and park rangers 🤣)

Next time you find yourself stressed out, put down the phone (which is approximately 10 inches from our face) and go stare at the horizon and praise God for it!

How blessed are we that our God loves us in so many little details that don't even cross our uh minds till we're almost 40?? Can you imagine what cool things we'll discover about him in the next 40 years??

Did you know this? Am I just late to the party?

The most practical giveaway continues!! Today yo

The most practical giveaway continues!!

Today you’re getting a glimpse at my text convos with friends. If it’s not obvious, friends are singlehandedly my the best salesmen. We’ll take their recs on things like lounge sets, outfits, face products and even pesto sauces. 🤣

If you use our prayer journal and find it helpful in your prayer life and haven’t texted a friend about them, what are you waiting for?

I bet there is someone in your life HUNGRY for more focused prayer that’s just waiting on a recommendation for a friend!

Ok you remember the giveaway right?

Vox with me for the month of January and I’ll help keep you motivated and tackle obstacles as they come! Each week we’re picking one winner for me to support as you start the new year!

To enter today? Text a friend about the prayer journal you use and how that the new year is the perfect time to dive in! And then comment “texted”! To be entered to win!

Meet our newest mini capsule collection, a collabo

Meet our newest mini capsule collection, a collaboration with @hannahbrencher called Touch Points.

Hannah’s favorite neutrals including a SOLID BLACK! Who’s excited? They are in the shop now for the next few months! Grab while you can!

And what’s behind the title Touch Points? One thing the Lord has been revealing to Hannah over the last few years is just how ongoing this conversation is. And how many touch points we have in the day to meet with Him! It’s not about more prayers but about more time in His presence!

Check out the blog to hear more thoughts from Hannah about the collection!

If you’re already stressed about being stressed

If you’re already stressed about being stressed out this season, does this post resonate? What’s your strategy to enjoy Christmas this year? And has it helped or made it harder?

I'm kind of a grinch when it comes to gifts. I hat

I'm kind of a grinch when it comes to gifts. I hate for people to buy me things that as a minimalist, I don't really need.

And apparently I’m not alone! @joshua_becker shared a stat that 7 out of 10 people would like friends and family to agree not to exchange gifts. 😬 I polled my audience in stories and it was about the same!

So I thought a fun idea for a small Bible study group or friend group that's planning on exchanging gifts could buy each other their prayer journals for the upcoming year instead of simply buy themself one.

They all pick a name and order that person's journal for them. They could even add a prayer in the front for that friend's upcoming year and they could go around a circle and share why they picked the color they picked and just have fun with it!

You'd get something you may have already planned to get for yourself, but also get to:
1) Do it with friends.
2) Personalize someone else's journal with a prayer. How meaningful is that!
3) Go home with something you know you'll love to use.

If this sounds waaaaay to practical for you guys, I blame my mom. 😜 I get my practicality from her. She bought us bath towels for Christmas one year (thinking we would LOVE them) and we thought we were getting clothes boxes stuffed with Limited Too outfits. Bath towels! For pre-teens! It comes up atleast once a season.

As an adult, I'm actually ready for a new set of towels. The ones we got for our wedding are literally holding on my a thread. 😳 May have to add them to my Christmas list this year. 😉

Tag your friend group if you think this would be fun to do.

Thoughts on the local church and prayer. I’m cur

Thoughts on the local church and prayer. I’m curious if you agree! Would love to hear. And honestly if you don’t agree, please share too! I’d love to be wrong about this!! 😂😂

Also I asked in stories yesterday the top three distractions to prayer. Would love your feedback. So far tons of good answers! I’ll be addressing soon with some helpful content!

Our most practical GIVEAWAY continues! 🎉 We wa

Our most practical GIVEAWAY continues! 🎉

We want to know:

DO YOU KNOW WHAT YOUR BIGGEST OBSTACLE IS TO PRAYER OR DOES IT FEEL ELUSIVE?

TO ENTER: Leave a comment with your answer and make sure you're following us.

WHAT YOU'LL WIN: A month of coaching and encouragement on Voxer from me in January to help you get a jump start on a habit of prayer for the new year.

We'll pick one winner at the end of today! Don't worry though, there will be more chances to enter over the next couple of weeks!